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'(No Model.)

I S. INGERSOLL.

GUN 'AND PROJBGTILE FOR THROWING LIFE LINES. No. 348,849. Patented Sept.7, 1886.

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SIMON INGERSOLL, OF STAMFORD, CONN, ASSIGNOR TO NATHAN C. POND,MARSHAL-L O. \VEST, AND ERNEST SIMONS, ALL OF PORT CHESTER, N. Y.

GUN A'ND PROJECTILE FOR THROWING LIFE-LINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters'Patent No. 348,849, datedSeptember 7, 1886.

Application tiled July 12, 1886.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SIMON INcnnsoLL, a

citizen of the United States, residingat Stamford, in the county ofFairfield and State of .Connecticut, have inventedccrtain new and usefulImprovements in Guns and Projectiles for Throwing Life-Lines; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, a'ndexact descriptionof the invention, such as will 1c enable others skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relatesto improvements in the guns and projectiles forthrowinglife-liues on which I obtained Letters Patent No. 331,792,

5 dated December S, 1885. x

The object of this invention is to provide a large volume of airconfined ahead of the charge and behind the projectile, to serve as acushion to the explosion of the charge in starting the projectile.

To this end my invention consists in the construction and combination ofparts forming a gun and projectile for throwinglileliues, hereinafterdescribed and claimed, reference being 5 had to the accompanyingdrawing, which is a side elevation, part in section, of my gun andprojectile.

A represents a tube provided with a head, B, which may be permanent, orit may be go'screwed into or onto the tube to become a secure part ofthe body of the projectile.

G is a bail pivoted to the tube A at two points, N, to swing frecl ypast the rear end of the tube, whereby the life-line F may be attaehedso as to trail centrally behind the tube in the wake thereof when inservice. This tube A, head 13, and pivoted bail G, constitute theprojectile.

K represents the stock of the gun, J the lock 40 for firing it, and Hits barrel. The peculiarity of this gun consists in the forward portionof the barrel being externally cylindrical and straight, and of a sizeto fit within the tube A of the projectile the whole length of thelatter,

and without any projection for a sight on this forward portion of thebarrel.

E represents a cartridge of the form commonly used in brccch-lozulingguns; but any style of cartridge or loose ammunitiim maybe used.- Thelock J is to be operated as usual in the firing apparatus for commonguns.

0 represents the back sight ofthe gun,which may be of any approvedpattern.

Serial No. 207,820. (No model.)

represents the forward sight, which is fixed upon the gun-barrel to therear of the 5'5 said cylindrical portion of the latter, thus permittingmy tubular projectile to be placed upon the barrel forward of the sightswithout interfering with the line of vision, whereby accurate aim may betaken to throw the pro jectile and life-line into any high window orover an acee ssible point of stranded ship.

In service the lineFis to be attached to the bail G, the gun is to beloaded with a cartridge suitable to the distance to which the projectileis to be sent, the projectile is to be slipped upon the gun, all asshown and the gun is to be directed and fired. The forward portion of agun-barrel is usually made externally tapering toward the muzzle, andwould not fit my projectile, and it could not be practically used forthrowing the same.

A gun having a many-sided straight barrel fitted to the interior of amany-sided projectile would be a mechanical equivalent of my 7 device,but not practicable, because such projectiles would be too expensive tomake.

\Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

l. The combination of acylindrical tubular 8o projectile closed at itssides and forward end, forming an elongated air-chamber, and pro videdwith a bail at its rear end,'and a gun having a barrel externallycylindrical and litted to the interior of the said projectile, andadapted to fire ammunition within the rear end of the said barrel,substantially as shown and described, whereby the said projectile isadapted to be thrown by the action of the air within the projectileresisting the expansion 0 of gas within the gun-barrel at the time offiring.

2. The combination of a tubular-projectile internally straightthroughout its length aml closed at its sides and forward end, formingan elongated air-chamber and provided with a bail at its rear end, and agun having a bar rel externally straight fitted to the interior of theprojectile and adapted to lire am munition within the rear end of thesaid guubarrel, r00 substantially as shown and described.

lu testimony whereof I al'lix my signal ure in presence of twowitnesses.

\\'itnesses: SIMON IlNG .l lliRt l l Jean 1;]. MAnsnALL, CnLLRo \Ynm.

